Archive for date: August 19, 2021

Montana Petroleum Association Joins Lawsuit Against DOI

The Montana Petroleum Association and 11 other energy industry trade groups filed a lawsuit Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s indefinite pause on oil and natural gas leasing on federal lands and waters. MPA Executive Director Alan Olson on the exact reason ...

Montana FWP Considering Simplying Big Game Hunting Requirements

Among major changes Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is proposing for big game hunting regulations are larger hunting districts and fewer types of licenses and permits. Montana currently has more than 160 hunting districts for elk and deer. Regulations vary widely across the state from liberal hunting with the use of general licenses to restric...

Yellowstone National Park Mulling Timed-Entry

Yellowstone National Park won’t implement a timed-entry system next year but it’s still possible. Northern News Network’s Eric Young. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-19_737.mp3

Montana Economist Provides Context To State’s Pandemic Response

A Montana Chamber of Commerce sponsored economic update was held Wednesday in Billings at the Northern Hotel. Executive Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research Patrick Barkey addressed the group and afterwards on Voices of Montana he spoke about how Montanans reacted  when the pandemic hit and shut the state down. https://nort...

Governor Gianforte To Cut Ribbon At Calumet Montana Refining

This morning at 10:15 Governor Greg Gianforte will join Calumet Montana Refining at a formal ribbon cutting ceremony in Great Falls to celebrate the first railcar of seed oil feedstock. Monday, during a Voices of Montana program from Big Sky where Montana played host to the annual Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) Summit, Dave Galt, wh...